Queen Elizabeth Tells Chicago Memory Will Warm Hearts
Queen Elizabeth ended a 13 hour Chicago visit at a mayor’s banquet amid rave applause. She thanked officials and Chicago’s hospitality, then prepared to resume her Canadian tour aboard the Britannia with Prince Philip. An unexpected tooth filling and a bomb scare briefly interrupted events.
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Chicago
Elizabeth
Canada
Prince Philip
Saulte Ste. Marie
Ontario
Richard Daley
Medinah Shriner
Norman R. Olson
of Science Industry
Colin Kelly III Enters West Point Class of 1963
Colin P. Kelly III steps onto the West Point parade ground as part of the class of 1963. Corky Kelly, son of WW II hero Colin P. Kelly Jr., joins 700 new cadets and will take the Oath of Allegiance at Trophy Point before summer training and four years of academic and military instruction.
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West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Colin P. Kelly II
America
Colin P. Kelly Jr
Pearl Harbor
Cody
Roosevelt
White House
Corky
Trophy Point
United States
J. Watson Pedlow
Philadelphia
Colin
Democrats Target Ike Foreign Aid in Budget Cut Drive
Dems press a $50 million cut to Eisenhower’s $1.6 billion foreign arms aid as part of a broader effort to trim the foreign aid authorization bill. Sen. Ellender leads cuts, Dirksen defends sums, while Sparkman Mansfield warn measured reductions may be possible. Ike calls aid a keystone of policy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Free World
Dirksen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Ana Eaenaenes Canelivi
Harper chosen as new director of South Carolina Development Board
Walter W. Harper, 40, development administrator for North Carolina, was named director of South Carolina Development Board, effective August 1. The unanimous selection from 78 candidates follows his prior work with NC Conservation and Development and state agencies, praised by Gov. Hollings as capable of organizing local efforts into a strong state program.
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Columbia
S.C
Francis M. Hipp
Walter W. Harper
North Carolina
South Carolina
Robert M. Cooper
Wisacky
Harper
Edgecombe County
North
Davidson
North Carolina State College
State
Army Corps , Free
North Carolina Conservation and Development Department
State Highway Commission
State College
Raleigh Times
North Carolina Development Post
Gov. Hollings
You
Hollings
State Highways to hold New Bern hearings on US 17 70
North Carolina officials schedule public hearings in Craven County on proposed widening of Broad Street in New Bern between Front and Queen streets and on a by pass around Vanceboro on US 17. The 10 a.m. session covers Broad Street traffic on US 17 and US 70, while the 2:30 p.m. session focuses on the Vanceboro bypass plan.
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Raleigh
State Highways Commission
New Bern
U.S. 17
U.S. 70
Craven County
Broad Street
Front
Queen Streets
Vanceboro
Rayburn Fires Back At Butler Over Convention Remarks
Washington AP report notes House Speaker Sam Rayburn replying to Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler. Rayburn says Butler can talk while Rayburn acts and makes the record, in response to Butler's complaints about Rayburn seeking to name officers for the 1960 Democratic National Convention and to deny seats to some Southern delegates.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
House
Sam Rayburn
Butler
Rayburn
Texas
Lieutenant Triggers Attack as Hostages Freed at Reformatory
Lieutenant Triggers Attack recounts the Monroe incident where Wash ington State Reformatory inmates held hostages and guards stormed the cell block after the word Olympia was used to mislead ringleaders Richard Murray and Robert Jasmin. The confrontation ended with officers freeing the hostages.
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William McKelvie
Washington State Reformatory
McKelvie
Associated Press
William McKelvie Monroe
Wash
Olympia
Richard Murray
Robert Jasmin
Martin
Jasmin
Murray
Eisenhower vetoes omnibus housing bill over inflation fears
President Eisenhower rejected the $1.375 billion housing bill calling it inflationary and excessive. He sent a special message to the Senate outlining basic objections and noting the measure’s defects while advocating a cheaper alternative. House Republican Leader Charles Halleck supported the veto, emphasizing the bill’s spending and flaws.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Hostages Freed in Tear Gas Assault at Monroe Reform School
In Monroe Washington thirty eight hostages including visitors and inmates were freed during a surprise tear gas attack on four armed convicts at 4:03 a.m. No injuries were reported as staff executed a pre planned rescue.
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Monroe
Wash
Reformatory
Therbers
Tee
Hugh DeWalt
Lawrence Delmore
William McKelvie
Hostages Rescued After Prison Break Standoff
Mary Turner recounts the rescue as officers stormed the door ending a 13 hour ordeal. The four inmates who seized 26 to 28 visitors and guards gave cigarettes and posed no clear grievances while demanding an escape car and access to the Canadian border.
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Mary Turner
Governors Talk With Khrushchev in Moscow Kremlin Meeting
Khrushchev welcomed seven American governors to the Kremlin calling them representatives of the American people. The group included Luther J H Hedges of North Carolina and Leroy Collins of Florida. After opening remarks reporters were ushered out as the governors posed for pictures and prepared for a policy discussion.
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Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kremlin
Luther J H. Hedges
North Carolina
Khrushchev
Leroy Collins
Florida
Robert H. Smylie
Idaho
George D. Clyde
Utah
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
John E. Davis
North Dakota
U S Sees Formosa Clash As Isolated Jet Encounter
U S officials, despite clashes over Formosa Strait, view the air battle as an isolated incident rather than an invasion prelude. They note China’s capability and intent remain, while Washington ramps up aid to Burma Nepal Pakistan and India to curb a broader communist surge.
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U. S
Quemoy
Mat‘su
Formosa
United States
Soviet claim of record single stage rocket flight
Moscow reports the launch of a two ton single stage rocket carrying two dogs and a rabbit. Soviet officials say the mission, described as the most powerful single stage cosmic rocket yet, reached great height though details on orbit or burn were not disclosed. Dr Grigory Khrushchev hailed the achievement as a step toward manned spaceflight and predicted soon people would fly into space.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Grigory Khrushchev
U.S.S.R Academy of Sciences
Moscow Radio
Space
Khrushchev
Hostage recounts escape attempt at Washington State Reformatory
Mrs. Roy Cranmore, visiting her brother Bruce Oxford at the Washington State Reformatory, describes the abortive escape by four inmates. She recalls chaos as hostages, including mothers and children, were shaken, guards threatened, and a police break-in ended the standoff.
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Roy Cranmore
Kelso
Wash
Bruce Oxford
Washington State Reformatory
Associated Press
Roy Cranmore Monroe
Detroit Welcomes Kozlov Soviet Visitor Amid City Snub
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov arrived in Detroit for a tour of industrial sites and a government visit. Mayor Miriani snubbed the guest while Gov Williams planned to greet him. Ford officials greeted Kozlov as he began a day of factory inspections and questions about capitalism.
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William L. Ryan
Detroit
Frol R. Kozlov
Kozlov
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford III
Ernest R. Ke Hne Kozlov
Louis C. Miriani
Frol Romanovich Kozlov
Nkita Khrushchev
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Dearborn
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Nepal
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India
Katmandu
Mahendra
Fisen- Serer
Weeng
Reds
Oakland
Calif
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